时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


英语课

   She walked up to the drink machine. She fed it a dollar bill. She pushed the button for a cherry soda 1. The machine buzzed 2. Then it said, "We're so sorry. We cannot accept your money for this product. It has calories 3, and you are overweight. Please select a calorie-free product. We suggest you try a bottle of refreshing 4 spring water. That would be button number 4." She angrily pushed the button for a cherry soda again. The machine buzzed louder and longer. It said, "Perhaps you didn't understand. Please push the button for the language you speak." She pushed the Chinese button. The machine continued in English. "You cannot fool us. We know who you are. We are protecting you from yourself. Please select a calorie-free drink. After you've lost 25 pounds, you may push the cherry soda button up to twice a week." She kicked the machine hard—twice.



n.苏打水;汽水
  • She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
  • I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
v.发出嗡嗡声( buzz的过去式和过去分词 );(发出)充满兴奋的谈话声[闲话,谣言];忙乱,急行;用蜂鸣器(发信号)
  • Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers. 蜜蜂在花丛中懒洋洋地嗡嗡叫着。
  • He buzzed the rumour everywhere. 他到处散播谣言。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.大卡( calorie的名词复数 );千卡(食物所产生的能量单位);卡路里;卡(热量单位);卡路里,大卡路里( calory的名词复数 )
  • No sugar for me, thanks—I'm counting my calories . 我不要糖,谢谢。我在控制摄取的热量。
  • Her diet restricts her to 1500 calories a day. 她的规定饮食限制她每天摄入1500大卡热量。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼,特别解乏提神。
学英语单词
adjustment problems
aerodynamic investigation
aescigenin
affine length of arc
amor vincit omnia
antiracists
Archeaocidaridae
ariza
b-typest
beat into one's head
bedded stratified
blente
carboximidoyls
chloroacetic anhydride
cockcroft-walton rectifier
conference papers
control simulation
creative design system
crown rent
deoxycholic aicd
destabilizing force
Dispas
dispatch reports promptly
early delivery
Erbai (Ex10)
exporting services
extended cost
ezrati
fingerprint
fissure for ligamentum teres hepatis
forward selling
fossil flax
genghis khans
glycinal
grease interceptor (trap)
Hambergfjellet
heat-setting
heminephroureterectomy
hrotsvitha
hydrazinoethanol
hypoglycemic effect
i section
indented roller
information archipelago
internal delustring
James Mason
job control procedure
judgematic
Kosciusko
language proficiency examination
laurolene
levy upon
lissomenesses
mature ocean
medial part
methyl diiodosalicylate
negative sequence symmetrical component
off-balance sheet financing
ohe
oxyfedrine hydrochloride
parametric frequency tuning
pelopium
periodical cicada
pignatellis
postcard ad
precandidacy
psacadium bilimbatum
rapid automatic press
rived
rotary tube expanding machine
rotational audit plan
Russell's angle
saturated infiltration runoff
save ... bail
Schwanstetten
scoare
sealing surface area
selective firing
selfcompensating
semi-professionals
sevcon
slip blade
smoker's
soil-balls
spray pond
surplus-values
taboparesis
tape-loops
terminal side
three-dimensional Pitot probe
tidal signal station
to institute proceedings
tonification
transfer pump spring
trepan-formed perforator
triethyltin ethoxide
undefied
vault cash reserve
visual impression
wet-out
whistle sign
xiphocheilus uadrimaculatus